Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

Chapter 670: Chapter 235: Both Girlfriends Drank Too Much? Great! (8000 words, asking for monthly pass)_2

Ding Shanshan snorted coyly. "Hee hee, of course! I’m a girl, after all. My brother is two years younger than me, and my parents don’t give him any red envelopes."

Xu Tingrou laughed. "Well, well, that’s rare. Your parents are quite progressive. It’s not often you see someone favor their daughter over their son."

Ding Shanshan pointed to the host on stage, urging, "Hehe, look quick! The host is announcing the second question. Get ready, we’re going to fleece Big Boss Li out of a few more red envelopes today."

The host saw the eager anticipation on everyone’s faces and knew the atmosphere was already heating up. Using red envelopes to liven things up was a common and effective trick, whether at weddings, birthday parties, graduation celebrations, or company annual meetings. Some people might not be short on cash, but they still enjoyed the simple fun of snatching red envelopes. Even if they only managed to grab a few dimes or a few dollars—not even enough to buy a cup of milk tea—the thrill could keep them happy for a long time.

Today’s birthday party is relatively small, with just over ten guests. If there were more people, I’m confident I could make the atmosphere even more electric.

"Haha, it looks like everyone is very interested in grabbing red envelopes! Are you all ready? I’m about to announce the second question, which is also about today’s birthday girl." The host paused, smiling. "Tell me loud and clear, are you ready?"

Ding Shanshan, Wang Yuchen, and the other girls cheered in unison, "Ready!"

The host smiled. "The second question is, what is our birthday girl’s favorite drink?"

"Countdown, three, two..."

"Minute Maid grape juice!"

Before the host had even finished the countdown, a voice rang out from the audience. It was an unfamiliar girl. Li Yuan glanced over and saw it was Zhou Lei, one of Bai Weixi’s university classmates.

Bai Weixi gave Li Yuan a strange look. I don’t know the answers to these questions, so they must have come from Li Yuan. I do have a preference for Minute Maid grape juice, but I never would have imagined that he’d noticed such a small detail...

After answering, Zhou Lei waited confidently for the host to announce the correct answer.

Liu Ying, the host, glanced at the answer in her hand and shook her head with a smile. "I’m sorry, that’s incorrect. Who else wants to give it a try? Remember, you only have three chances!"

Zhou Lei was stunned. But Bai Weixi loves Minute Maid grape juice; I’ve seen it with my own eyes! As her classmate, I often see her bring a bottle to class. How could that be wrong? Does she like something else even more? She was utterly puzzled.

Even Bai Weixi looked at Li Yuan with confusion, as if to ask why that answer was incorrect.

Li Yuan squeezed Bai Weixi’s hand, signaling her to keep listening.

Just then, another girl’s voice piped up. It was Bai Weixi’s roommate, Wang Lisha. "I guess it’s milk tea!"

The host still shook her head. "Wrong again. This question has one more chance. Who wants to answer?"

The people in the audience exchanged glances, all wondering what Bai Weixi’s favorite drink really was. Everyone who came to her birthday party today was quite close to her and knew her well, so they were naturally aware of what she usually liked to drink. But unexpectedly, neither of the drinks Bai Weixi commonly favored was the correct answer.

As Wang Shuai stood in the audience pondering what Bai Weixi might like to drink, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Wait, I think Li Yuan once mentioned a drink that Weixi likes. He called out, "Green tea? Host, my guess is green tea!"

As soon as Wang Shuai spoke, several of the girls, including Wang Yuchen, looked disappointed at having missed their chance at the red envelope. They were sure Wang Shuai’s answer had to be wrong; they had never once seen Bai Weixi drink green tea.

"Congratulations, you got it right!"

However, when the host announced the correct answer, everyone’s jaw dropped. The only one not surprised was Wang Shuai, who joyfully caught the red envelope the beautiful host tossed to him.

Wang Shuai smugly held the red envelope to his nose and took a deep sniff, a look of ecstasy on his face. "Tsk tsk, this red envelope smells amazing."

Seeing his friend’s intoxicated expression, Xu Zhi sidled up and teased quietly, "Hey handsome, you mean the host smells amazing, right? Did the envelope pick up some of her perfume?"

His good buddy had hit the nail on the head. Wang Shuai turned bright red and hastily shook his head in denial. He pulled a one-hundred-yuan bill from the envelope. "Nonsense! I was saying Chairman Mao smells good. Here, take a whiff if you don’t believe me."

Xu Zhi just smirked. "Heh, we’re buddies. You think I don’t know you?"

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In the front row, Bai Weixi was completely stunned when she heard her favorite drink was supposedly "green tea." Since when do I like green tea? She looked at Li Yuan, her expression full of confusion, and quietly voiced her doubts.

Li Yuan’s heart skipped a beat. That was something I said off the top of my head this morning when we were finalizing the answers. It was just a subconscious thought, and then I got busy and forgot all about it. Hearing Bai Weixi’s question, his mind raced. He quickly came up with an answer and replied smoothly, "Ahem, the host must have made a mistake. I’m the one who likes green tea."

Bai Weixi believed him and chuckled softly. "Hee hee, I thought so. Green tea is quite nice, though."

Li Yuan just chuckled, offering no further explanation. The real answer to that question was a secret he would keep to himself.

"Alright, on to the third question!" the host announced.